Province partners with community groups to increase vaccination uptake

Always Local, Always Free

COVID-19 Vaccine

Province partners with community groups to increase vaccination uptake

June 29, 2021

Manitoba is partnering with community organizations to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake.

Twenty-five projects have been selected to receive more than $390,000 through the ProtectMB Community Outreach and Incentive Grant. The program provides support to sport, religious, arts, cultural and community organizations, businesses and schools to encourage vaccinations in communities with lower immunization rates.

“Getting as many Manitobans vaccinated as quickly and safely as they can is key to ending this pandemic and getting our lives back,” said Premier Brian Pallister.

The first 25 projects include:

Hindu Society of Manitoba: Vaccine Uptake Program For South Asian Community
Winnipeg Chinese Senior Association: Encourage and motivate WCSA members and their families to get vaccinated
West End Business Improvement Zone: Community Safety Patrol and Vaccine Outreach
Opaskwayak Health Authority: Opaskwayak COVID-19 Youth Vaccine Campaign
Steinbach Community Outreach: Vaccine Promotional BBQ
Manitoba Junior Hockey League: MJHL COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
African Communities of Manitoba Inc.: We belong Vaccine Promotion
Winnipeg Trails: Vaccine Roll: Out
The Legacy Project: Jabs for Jordans
Louis Riel School Division: Rene Deleurme Centre Community Vaccine Pop-Up Clinic
Crisis Prevention Task Force: Get Vaxxed Dauphin
Women of Colour Community Leadership Initiative: Pop-up Vaccine Clinics for Ethnocultural Communities
1JustCity: Community Clinics in West Broadway, Daniel Mac, and St. Matthews
RM of Thompson Emergency Operations Team: RM of Thompson Vaccine Outreach
Heartland Recreation Commission: Austin Pop Up Clinic
West Central Women’s Resource Centre: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
Somali Community Outreach Center: COVID Vaccine awareness Campaign Among Somali, Ethiopian, Oromo and Kenyan Community in Manitoba
Knox United Church: Knox Vaccine Outreach
Guru Nanak Darbar Inc.: Mission protection
Presse-Ouest ltée: Against viruses, we play as a team
The Gardens on Tenth: Gardens on Tenth Vaccine Initiative
Macdonald Youth Services: Vaccine Pop Up, Pizza, Prizes & More!
Vidir Solutions: Vidir’s Vaccination Campaign
Family Dynamics: Family Resource Centre Pop-up Sites
True North Sports and Entertainment: 1st Dose Community Vaccination Tour

“We are excited to be one of the recipients of the community grant. By supporting community-driven projects, we believe that our efforts will be extremely effective in reaching those in our community that have not been able to get a vaccine yet,” Kirit Thakrar, president, Hindu Society of Manitoba. “This funding will be used to further our vaccine education efforts, and provide a safe and comfortable place for members of the community to get their vaccine.”

The province says that these initiatives will support the Community Partners for Vaccine Administration which has committed 20,000 doses of vaccine for community-level administration.